One of the latest threats of the ransomware type to be unleashed upon unsuspecting victims has the name of [email protected] It has been reported to us by users, who’ve been affected by its malicious payload and who were desperately seeking for a way to remedy their situation. This is the exact purpose of the following article, as we will aim to relay the most necessary information about this virus and also provide a solution within the [email protected] removal guide, which you will find further down on this page. Please bear in mind that the guide will help you remove the ransomware and will only attempt to bring back the files that were affected by it. We cannot promise that this will necessarily work, but do spend a minute to read through the following few paragraphs – the information within them is important.

Once in your system, ransomware typically compiles a list of your most-used files. Usually these will be pictures, documents, audio and video files. These are then copied with a different extension – one that is unique to the virus and cannot be read by any other program. This renders the copies of the files inaccessible and the originals are deleted. The process is referred to as encryption and it usually shows no sign of what’s going on. In some rare cases you might be able to detect ransomware at work, if your machine isn’t exactly the fastest model and there’s a substantial amount of data stored on it. If these two factors coincide, chances are your computer will experience a tremendous slow-down, which should ideally arouse suspicion on your end. By checking the processes using the most CPU/RAM in the Task Manager, you should see the virus somewhere at the top of the list and should then immediately turn off your PC. Failing to do so in time (as is most often the case) will result in the encryption process being completed and a ransom note being displayed on your screen.

Most times people have no idea how they have gotten infected, which can also be quite frustrating. There are several primary methods that hackers usually rely on to distribute their malicious software. Cyber security experts have determined that malvertisements have been the most successful ‘vector’. They look like your regular online adverts in the forms of banners or popups, only as opposed to the harmless promotional slogans and images they have malware planted in them. Clicking on one of these will usually either redirect you to a dangerous website that’s been embedded with ransomware and whatnot or either result in an automatic download of the malicious payload. Another very commonly exploited technique is sending a Trojan via spam emails, mostly within an attached document. Once the Trojan has been let into the victim’s system, it then proceeds to download the ransomware. The reason why this tactic is so successful, despite how old and used it already is and despite that people mostly avoid spam, is because hackers have learned to elaborately disguise their messages as legit emails from existing companies or organizations. It’s not uncommon that you may receive an email very closely mimicking a popular online store or similar, asking you to open the enclosed attachment under the pretense of it being a bill or order you’ve made. Because of the wide use of online shopping sites, it’s very likely for people to get tricked into believing they’ve received a genuine email from one of them.

Decryption and paying the ransom

We already pointed out that our method described below may or may not succeed in retrieving your files. Our advice is that you give it a try anyway as it will most certainly not make matters worse. It won’t cost you anything, it will not compromise your files or your system and it will most certainly not impact any further actions you may wish to undertake afterwards. If you are considering paying the cybercriminals in exchange for the decryption key, this too may or may not work out. There have been cases, when the hackers simply neglected to send back anything or when the decryption key failed to work on the affected files. Whether or not you should take the risk of transferring the ransom amount is entirely up to you. What we do recommend, however, is removing [email protected] from your system immediately, as keeping it there could lead to another encryption later on and will still grant the hackers access to your computer.

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